Pentanchidae

Black roughscale catshark

Apristurus melanoasper

Black rough scales hidden along thousand meter slopes

• Black
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Europe
• Elongated
• Large

The black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is recorded from the north Atlantic, eastern South Atlantic, in the Indian Ocean and around Australia and New Zealand. The species can be found on continental shelf at depths between 510 and 1,520 m.